oubt the writer is suggesting that we do away with driver licensing and registration. Rather, I think he is attempting to make a point about freedom, both perceived and real.
Thus the statement
Freedom is a state of being where an individual does not have to get permission in order to do something that harms no one else’s person or property.
and the subsequent example of:
How many things can you do without getting some form of government permission? Can you build your house on your own property without obtaining government approval? Can you put a new room on your house? Or a new porch? Put in a new toilet? Or even put a shed in your backyard?
Don't get me wrong, I agree that driver licensing and registration are a good thing. In other areas of the article, I see the authors point. A large and intrusive state is a Bad Thing™.
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Re: A case for driver registration
Date: 2004-04-19 12:37 pm (UTC)Thus the statement
Freedom is a state of being where an individual does not have to get permission in order to do something that harms no one else’s person or property.
and the subsequent example of:
How many things can you do without getting some form of government permission? Can you build your house on your own property without obtaining government approval? Can you put a new room on your house? Or a new porch? Put in a new toilet? Or even put a shed in your backyard?
Don't get me wrong, I agree that driver licensing and registration are a good thing. In other areas of the article, I see the authors point. A large and intrusive state is a Bad Thing™.